But what tugs at my heartstrings the most is the image of a tuner boy starting to leave behind childish things and contemplate his domesticated future--by windowshopping for a BMW E39 M5 Touring.

Oh, and what's this thing that DT reader Nathan just sent in? A 1995 E34 M5 Touring, superlate build, supercharged and federalized, one of just 20 in the US, just waiting there on eBay for you to Buy It Now?